| 学位论文的主要创新点 | 第3-4页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第4-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5页 |
| 摘要 | 第6-9页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第9-13页 |
| 1.1 Background of the Study | 第9-10页 |
| 1.2 Organization of the Thesis | 第10-13页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第13-33页 |
| 2.1 Definition of Conversation | 第13-14页 |
| 2.2 Conversational Analysis | 第14-20页 |
| 2.2.1 The Aim and Methods of Conversational Analysis | 第14-15页 |
| 2.2.2 Turn and Turn Taking Mechanism | 第15-17页 |
| 2.2.3 Adjacency Pair and Conversation Repair | 第17-20页 |
| 2.3 Studies on Conversational Meaning | 第20-28页 |
| 2.3.1 The Ethnography of Communication | 第21-24页 |
| 2.3.2 The Interactional Linguistics | 第24-28页 |
| 2.4 The History of Dissipative System | 第28-33页 |
| Chapter 3 Theoretical Foundation | 第33-47页 |
| 3.1 Definition of Dissipative System | 第33-35页 |
| 3.2 Some Features of Dissipative System | 第35-47页 |
| 3.2.1 Dissipative System as an Open System | 第35-36页 |
| 3.2.2 System Far From Equilibrium State | 第36-37页 |
| 3.2.3 Entropy as a Development Marker of System | 第37-41页 |
| 3.2.4 Fluctuation and Positive Feedback as Intra-Factors for Development of Dissipative System | 第41-43页 |
| 3.2.5 Nonlinear Features of Dissipative System | 第43-47页 |
| Chapter 4 Conversation as a Dissipative System | 第47-61页 |
| 4.1 Conversation as an Open System | 第47-51页 |
| 4.2 Conversation as a System Far Away From Equilibrium State | 第51-55页 |
| 4.3 Nonlinear Features of Conversation | 第55-61页 |
| Chapter 5 Interpretation of Conversation from the Perspective of Dissipative System | 第61-71页 |
| 5.1 The Beginning of Conversation | 第61-63页 |
| 5.2 The Development of Conversation | 第63-69页 |
| 5.2.1 Negentropy in the Development of Conversation | 第63-66页 |
| 5.2.2 Fluctuation and Feedback in the Development of Conversation | 第66-69页 |
| 5.3 The Ending of Conversation | 第69-70页 |
| 5.4 Summary | 第70-71页 |
| Chapter 6 Conclusion | 第71-73页 |
| 6.1 Major Findings | 第71页 |
| 6.2 Limitations and Future Study | 第71-73页 |
| Works cited | 第73-77页 |
| 发表论文和参加科研情况 | 第77页 |
